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日本人の旅行先として人気の、“常夏の島”ハワイ。
今回の番組の舞台は、ハワイ諸島の最南端ハワイ島。このハワイ島、実は、宇宙と地球の様々な謎に地上から迫ることができる、特別な場所なのです。
最先端の望遠鏡が捉えた宇宙の姿、灼熱のマグマが見せる地球の鼓動。
そして母なる海と生命の誕生物語──。
世界各国の巨大望遠鏡が並ぶマウナケア山(4205m)で、世界一の星空観測を体験!
噴火を続けるキラウエア火山で“生きている地球の姿”を感じる!
女優吉岡里帆がマウナケアやキラウエア火山など、ハワイ島を巡り、果てしない宇宙、そして生きている地球の謎に迫ります!
▽マグマで作られた島 ハワイ
2018年5月、ハワイ島のキラウエア火山が大規模な噴火を起こした。1980年代から断続的に噴火を繰り返す、世界で最も活発な火山だ。今回の噴火では、4か月近くも溶岩流が流れた。...